Family Circus Navigators Gifts

'I've had it for the last seventeen years.'

'How do you know I won't shrink if I didn't come with a washing instructions tag?'

'This is Tyler; he's mommy's precious little feral-angel.'

'sugar and spice my eye.'

'It may not be your feng shui, but it's my feng shui.'

"'Parent' should always be an action verb."

"Me? I thought you were raising them."

"We've given it a great deal of thought and we decided we're going to give in to everything you want at all times."

The relay race

Parental Training Course

"Sergio, I think you've done a great job raising the children."

Babies

'I feel much safer living in a gated community.'

"This baby will hold more than a hundred and twenty-five cubic feet of family rancor."

Coping during the 6 weeks school holidays.

Reason #149 for making sure the whole family wears seat belts: It helps keep the kids quiet.

"Will you turn that TV down? Can't you see I'm on the phone?"

"I have the kids Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. She has them Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Thursday they're free-range.

"No, we're not there yet because your father refuses to ask for directions!"

'Would you like me to have a word with educational psychologist about Julie?'

The Queen of Static Electricity: 'Boring Rainy Day Sitting Area.'

Police Log

"Hah, good luck to them when they try to flush THAT!"

"He fights me when I tell him to take a nap. When I reword it and say go reboot, he doesn't have a problem."

"I've been a mess since Jake left for college, so now we have a boy who comes in a couple of times a week to leave wet towels all over and challenge everything I say."

"Working" from home

Tantrum Scene Do Not Cross

"Has anyone seen my half-chewed-up piece of dehydrated squirrel carcass?"

"You're not going out dressed like that!"

Travelling with child Sketchbook - day 1

"Yes, mom, we're all getting plenty of exercise."

Dad reaching into medicine cupboard

"Dad's working out car charging points if we want to visit grandad."